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rosaries

/ˈroʊzəriz/ /ˈroʊzriz/

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noun

念珠

Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)

Examples :

"The elderly woman always carried two rosaries in her purse: one for herself and one to give away. "

那位老妇人的钱包里总是装着两串念珠：一串是她自己用的，另一串是用来送给别人的。

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念珠，玫瑰念珠

A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.

Examples :

"Grandma kept several rosaries in her purse, each a different color for a specific intention. "

奶奶的钱包里总放着好几串玫瑰念珠，每串颜色都不一样，代表着不同的祈祷意愿。

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一系列，一连串

(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

Examples :

"The professor presented a rosary of poems, each exploring a different facet of grief. "

教授展示了一系列诗歌，每一首都探索了悲伤的不同层面。

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劣质仿币，假币。

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a counterfeit debased form of the sterling silver penny of Edward I, at first accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

Examples :

"While studying medieval economics, Sarah learned that "rosaries," cheap, counterfeit coins of the time, ultimately damaged public trust in currency. "

在研究中世纪经济学时，莎拉了解到当时的“rosaries”，也就是劣质仿币，最终损害了公众对货币的信任。

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玫瑰园

Examples :

"I visited the city's beautiful rosaries yesterday and admired the variety of colorful roses. "

昨天我去参观了城市里美丽的玫瑰园，欣赏了各种各样色彩鲜艳的玫瑰花。